MQM decides to part ways with PPP-led govt in AJK

Sattar says MQM is ending its partnership with the PPP and there is no scope for a U-turn

ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) senior leader Farooq Sattar announced that the party has decided to part ways with the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government.

This decision comes after the party quit the Sindh government in light of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) patron-in-chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's statements against MQM chief Altaf Hussain.

“Bilawal’s statements were inappropriate and derogatory,” Sattar said, while addressing the media in Islamabad on Wednesday.

Sattar reaffirmed that the MQM is ending its partnership with the PPP, adding that there is “no scope for a U-turn”.

“Our partnership with the PPP is not a partnership of policy,” Sattar said, adding that the PPP wants the MQM to be their “partners-in-crime”.

Sattar criticised the PPP and said that the party's appeal had solely been reduced to the province of Sindh. Furthermore, Sattar censured Bilawal and questioned his experience in politics.

“Why are you holding rallies worth millions of rupees as opposed to proposing a vision for the country,” Sattar stated.

“This is not Bhutto’s legacy,” Sattar added.